Dead
/diːd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Dead
noun
- (with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who have died.
"Have respect for the dead."
noun
noun
verb
adjective
- No longer living.
"All of my grandparents are dead."
- Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- (of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored.
"He is dead to me."
- Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).
""You come back here this instant! Oh, you're dead, mister!""
- Without emotion.
"She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea."
adverb
- (degree) Exactly.
"He hit the target dead in the centre."
- (degree) Very, absolutely, extremely.
"dead wrong; dead set; dead serious; dead drunk; dead broke; dead earnest; dead certain; dead slow; dead sure; dead simple; dead honest; dead accurate; dead easy; dead scared; dead solid; dead black; dead white; dead empty"
- Suddenly and completely.
"He stopped dead."
- As if dead.
"dead tired; dead quiet; dead asleep; dead pale; dead cold; dead still"
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
deceased
ANTONYMS
aliveliving